On September 18, 1793 President George Washington laid the cornerstone of the U.S. Capitol building. Image via Wikimedia Commons, public domain

September 18, 1870 – Henry D. Washburn names the predictable geyser that spouts boiling water over one hundred feet into the air “Old Faithful.” Image: “Three people standing in front of Old Faithful Geyser at Yellowstone National Park, circa 1879” by Frank Jay Haynes via Wikimedia Commons, public domain

In September 1777, as the British were closing in on Philadelphia to occupy the city, the Liberty Bell was moved. On September 18, 1777 the wagon train with the Liberty Bell stopped in Quakertown, PA. Continentals feared that the great American symbol of Liberty would be melted down and used as weapons by the enemy so they transported the over one-ton bell more than 60 miles by horse and wagon to protect it. Later that September it was hidden for nine months in the basement of Zion’s Reformed Church in Allentown, Pennsylvania. Image: Photo of the basement of Zion’s Reformed Church in Allentown, PA with a replica of the Liberty Bell, 1962 via Wikimedia Commons, public domain

On September 18, 1837 Charles Lewis Tiffany opened his “stationary and fancy goods emporium” in Brooklyn, Connecticut. Tiffany & Co., known for jewelry, silver, and porcelain soon moved to New York City. Mr. Tiffany (left) is shown in his store around 1887. Image via Wikimedia Commons, public domain in the US

“Indeed, in a free government, almost all other rights would become utterly worthless, if the government possessed an uncontrollable power over the private fortune of every citizen.” – Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of The United States Joseph Story who was born on September 18, 1779 in Marblehead, Massachusetts. Image via Wikimedia Commons, public domain

On September 18, 1965 “I Dream of Jeannie” premiered on network TV Image: “Tony and Jeannie” – Larry Hagman and Barbara Eden publicity photo from I Dream of Jeannie c. September 1965 via Wikimedia Commons, public domain

On September 18, 1851 the first issue of The New-York Daily Times was published. Six years later in 1857 the word “Daily” was removed from the name. Image: Front page of The New-York Daily Times that was first published on September 18, 1851 via Wikimedia Commons, public domain

A photo of Swedish-American actress, Greta Garbo, completing documents in order to become a U.S. Citizen in 1950. Greta Garbo was born on September 18, 1905. Image via Wikimedia Commons, public domain

On September 18, 1914 the worst maritime disaster in Oregon’s history occurred when the Francis H. Leggett schooner, overloaded with railroad ties, was rocked by gale force winds off the coast. 60 souls were lost while only two were saved by using buoyant railroad ties. Image of railroad ties from the wreck of the Francis H. Leggett that were washed ashore on Nehalem Beach via Wikimedia Commons, public domain

Photo of husband and wife and “singing sweethearts” Frank Crumit and Julia Sanderson on CBS Radio c. 1935 On September 18, 1927, the Columbia Phonographic Broadcasting System (later known as CBS) was formed. Image via Wikimedia Commons, public domain